Affiliates Home Page

As a benefit to affiliates of the Center for Positive Aging, you are entitled to use this valuable information as it best relates to your organization. Some of the items are reference documents from training events and meetings, links to important sites, and documents of special interest to various affiliate groups.

If you have problems accessing this information, please contact Barry Lastinger at 404-872-9191 ext. 14

Materials for NEW Affiliates

You will receive a welcome letter with this Quality Pledge and Affiliation Certificate, which you can frame and display.

• Quality Medallion for your Web site
• Sample Affiliation Certificate
• Sample Press Release
• Positive Aging Lifestyles (PALS) Training Information
• Education Opportunities via Georgia Institute on Aging

General Resources for Quality Providers

Applying Satisfaction Results to Improve Lives

Building Social Capital

Caregiving Study Implications for Providers

Cultivating Employee Commitment to Achieve Excellence

Culture Change in Aging Services

National Studies in Caregiving Implications for Providers

Resources for Quality Providers relating to national Quality First Programs

Quality for Low-income Housing Providers

Quality Providers Checklist

Quality Providers Self Study

Quality Providers Step by Step

Resources relating to Social Accountability

Social Accountability 50 Ideas

Social Accountability Guide

Social Accountability in the Community

Positive Aging Lifestyles (PALS)

The Center for Positive Aging’s PALS program builds on a social platform of interaction and guided discussion to develop a network among participants. Mental and sometimes physical exercises serve to educate by participation on how to make positive changes in life, giving participants a basis to believe they can deny the stereotype of aging, and encouraging participants to develop the inner strength to combat depression and the loss of feeling useful.

Not only does PALS provide excellent tools for adopting a healthier lifestyle, but it also serves as a fantastic gateway to connect with seniors in your local community. PALS can be offered to a variety of groups and networks, such as congregations, senior centers, local businesses and senior living communities.  The Center for Positive Aging will hold several day-long train-the-trainer PALS workshops throughout the year.  These events will include completion of all exercises in the program, an open discussion about various applications, training on how to handle questions and other possible group problems and dynamics including how to stimulate appropriate responses and use time effectively, and availability of all of the tools and training manuals necessary to facilitate the PALS program.